Lateral Thinking for managers - Creativity and problem solving are 21st-century management skills, so is the ability to support the capability of people through empowerment. We often develop groups of managers from one company through our in-house training option. This develops a network that is focused on changing the processes and mindset of the organisation, and the implementation of the techniques when they return to the workplace. Innovation is not necessarily about making new stuff – it’s about innovating to improve processes that already exist.

Lateral Thinking will equip you with solid, practical methods for challenging current thinking:

- You’ll find out how to harness your own creativity so that it can work for you when you need it.
- You’ll learn to solve problems and generate new ideas to meet the challenges of the modern business environment.
- You’ll leave with skills that you have practised and can apply immediately to return to your workplace.

Lateral Thinking techniques are useful in a variety of application.

1. Constructively challenge the status quo to enable new ideas to surface
2. Find and build on the concept behind an idea to create more ideas
3. Solve problems in ways that don't initially come to mind
4. Use alternatives to liberate and harness the creative energy of the organization
5. Turn problems into opportunities
6. Select the best alternate ideas and implement them

WHO NEEDS LATERAL THINKING : Lateral Thinking for senior managers and leaders – Creativity is at the top of the leadership agenda, according to a study by IBM. Be seen to take ownership of leading innovation, walking the talk and understanding how your organisation works. Leaders use creativity to intellectually challenge and generate ideas from across the business and multiple disciplines, encouraging and enabling collaboration and a more engaged workforce.